Amusement device



A. B. CHOATE AND L. J. PICHA.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, IQIQ- RENEWED APR. 14, 1921- 1,410,373,Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

8 .flZanzoB. (Z002 6 7 Ion-5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALONZO B.CHOATE AND LQ'UIE J. PICE-IA, OF ST, PAUL, MINNESOTA.

AMUSEMENT DEVTCE.

Application filed June 13, 1919, Serial No. 305,119.

To c-Zt col/m it may concern:

Be it known that we, Anoiqzo B. CHUATE and LOUIS J. PIGHA, citizens ofthe United States, residing, respectively at St. Paul, in the county ofRamsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful AmusementDevice, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide an amusementdevice forchildren which can be used as a coaster, the parts of said device beingarranged to produce greater stability and being selectively positionedand separable so that. the device can serve a wider range of usefulness.hlore particularly the inventionis provided with a staff which isarranged back of the iliorward anti.- friction roller or carrier supportto produce greater stability. A handle bar is provided and a knee rest.both of which can be selectively and independently positioned at different'elevations so as to accommodate the device for use by children ofdifferent heights. The invention further is provided with a foot restand with a device to be used from time to time for arrying packages.With these advantages and other objects in view, our invention comprisesthe features of construction and combination of parts here inafter moreparticularly described and claimed,

In the accom aanyin; drawings forming part of this specifioation Fig. lis a perspective view of our invention; 2 a perspective view of thepackage receptacle; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a detail portion of.the knee rest: Fig. "1 is a section taken on the plane 47W4?""41 of Fig.1 and 5 is a section of a detail taken on the plane 55-5 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing A indicates the base of the device which resembles a longnarrow plate having the single roller 2 journaled below its forward endand a pair of antifriction rollers 3 journaled below its back end. saidbase being adapted to run upon said rollers when in use. B indicates thefront or staff which is substantially vertical although this position isnot essential as it may be arranged slightly inclined to the base ifitis desired. The lower end of this staff is secured to the base by thebrackets 4 and by a tongue and groove connection 5 (see Fig. 5). Thisstaff is mounted hack of the forward supporting roller 2 so as to givegreater stability to the device when in use Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

Renewed April 14, 1921. Serial No. 461,368;

and so that the device will not tip forvmrdly as if the forward rollersupport were positioned directly below or back of the stali. Mountedimmediately adjoining the lower end of the staff is a horizontal ootsupport 6, which is in the form of a bar let into the staff by thegroove 7 and detachably secured to the staff by the bolt 8. The groove 7pre vents the foot rest from turning on the bolt and co-operates withthe bolt in looking the rest firmly on the staff.

Arranged above the foot rest is a knee rest C which resembles ahorizontally arranged plate or bar extending rearwardly a short distancefrom the front above the base, said knee rest being secured to the frontby means of a pair of tongues 9, (see Fig. 3), which are adapted to fitclosely into one of the pairs of grooves or notches 10 in the front toform a separable and rigid connection. In addition to the connectingmeans described between the knee rest, and front, a stud 11 is formed onthe end of the knee rest between the pair of tongues 9, said studbeingadapted to be inserted through the opening 12 in the frontadjoining the companion pair of notches 10in which the knee rest isseated, and a key 13 is inserted through any one of the openings 14andlt in the stud on the front side of the staff to lock the knee restin place. One opening 12 is provided between each pair of notches 10 sothat the X1166 rest and seat can be secured at any selective elevationon the staft. The stud 11 also projects through opening. '16 in the wallof a bundle carrier or article receptacle D and the ,key madeto engagethe wall of the receptacle through which the stud projects to interlockthe receptacle and knee rest and seat on the staff. The opening 14" inthe stud 11 is provided so that when desired the bundle carrier D can beremoved and the key inserted through said perforation to hold the kneerest firmly on the staff. The wall of the bundle carrier which isperforated to receive the stud 11 is provided with a pair of uprightcleats 17 which are adapted to rest along the side edges of the staff toprevent the article receptacle from turning. These cleats are providedwith downwardly and rearwardly inclined slots 18 which are adapted toreceive pins 19 on the side edges of the staff for the purpose ofsecuring the bundle carrier on the staff independently of the fasteningmeans on the knee rest when desired, Said slots 18 and pins l9 provide aseparable coupling means which can be used temporarily and the couplingmeans on the knee rest provides a more permanent means of attachment.The opening 16 is elongated to admit the end of the stud 11 when thereceptacle is hung from the pins 19 irrespective of the position of theknee rest. Arranged above the knee rest is a horizontal handle bar'20which may be seated in any one of th series of slots 21 to assist inholding it upon the staff. This handle bar is additionally fastened uponthe staff by the removable bolt 22 passing through the forth within thescope of the handle bar and through a vertical slot 23 in the staff.Thus by positioning the handle bar in any one of the slots 21 andsecuring itat said selected elevation by means oflthe 7 bolt 22 thedevice can be used more readily by children of different heights. Thedevice can also be used by children of different heights due to theselective positioning of the knee rest on the staff. Obviously the kneerest can be used. by a small. child as a seat while a larger childsimultaneously rides and propels the device. The entire structure due toits construction is strong,

rig-id, durable and inexpensive to produce. In accordance wlth thepatent statutes we have described the principles of opera rier rollersarranged below its forward and back ends, astaif mounted upon theforward end ofsaid base-at a distance back of the forward carryingrollers to stabilize the tie vice against tipping forwardly, a. handlemember upon the upper end of said staff and a knee rest extendingbackwardly from said staff above said base.

2, An amusement device, comprising, in combination, a base havingantifriction carrier elements arranged below its forward and back ends,a staff mounted upon the forward end of said base back of said forwardcarrying element, a handle member detachably secured to said staff atany one of a number of selective elevations and a knee rest extendingbackwardly from the staff above said base. a

3. An amusement device, comprising,-in combination, a base, antifrictioncarrier elements arranged below the forward and back ends of saidbase, astaff mounted upon the forward end of said base back of said forwardcarrying element and having-a handle member upon its upper enddetachablyl se cured thereto at any one of, the number of selectedelevations, a foot rest secured to the lower end of said staff, andaknee rest secured to said staff and extending rearwardly therefromabove said foot rest.

7 l. An amusement device comprising in combination, a base havingantifriction carrier elements arranged below its forward and backends,-a staff mounted upon the forward end of said base back of saidforward carrying element, said staff having a series of transverse slotsanda vertical slot, intercepting said transverse slots, a handle baradapted to be seated in any one of said. transverse slots, a boltpassing through said bar and through said vertical slot to detaclr ablysecure the handle bar upon said staff while seated in any one of thetransverse slots, a knee rest extending rearwardly from and mounted uponsaid staff above said base and arbundle carrier detachably mounted upon.said staff, 7

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